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The sum of all education fears

March 27 2012, 1:01am, The Times

A survey has found that parents pay a £90,000 premium on houses in the catchment areas of England’s top 100 junior schools.Andrew Rich/Getty Images/Vetta

The cost of attending one of the country’s best state primary schools is going up. A survey found that parents pay a £90,000 premium on houses in the catchment areas of England’s top 100 junior schools.

That’s a lot of money. Up until this week, it would have bought you almost two years’ membership of David Cameron’s The Leader’s Club, the elite group of Tory donors.

In reality, once stamp duty, legal fees, moving fees and any home improvement works are taken into account, you’ll be facing a six-figure bill for the privilege of buying a home that comes with access for your children to one of these highly desirable state schools.